After Long Xiaoxiao departed as well, only the group of genius juniors from the Ancestral Martial Starfield remained in the area.
“My dear sisters, did you all hear that just now?”
“They seemed to say that my brother Chu Feng saved their lives.”
“Not just their lives, but the lives of the Dragon Clan, Cloudsky Immortal Sect, Yu Heavenly Clan, and All Demon Saint Palace.”
Kong Tianhui widened his eyes and said to the group.
“We are not deaf. Of course we heard.”
Kong Ci replied.
“No wonder these people treat brother Chu Feng with such respect. Not only among peers, but even great figures like the Dragon Clan chief, the All Demon Saint Palace master, the Cloudsky Immortal Sect master, and the Yu Heavenly Clan chief display such friendly attitudes towards Chu Feng.”
“It turns out that brother Chu Feng is actually the saviour of these great figures.”
Wuming Xiongmo could not help but sigh in admiration.
“Brother Chu Feng has now fully grown to another level entirely.”
Wuming Yuanzhi also sighed.
Hearing his sigh, the others nodded repeatedly.
Though they marvelled at Chu Feng’s current growth, joyful smiles spread across their faces. As Chu Feng’s friends, they all felt happy about his present achievements.
After all, they had personally witnessed the difficulties Chu Feng faced in the past.
Looking back now, those who had once caused him trouble were no longer worth mentioning to the current Chu Feng.
“Alas, it seems we will never catch up to that fellow Chu Feng in this lifetime.”
Suddenly, Kong Ci sighed.
“Indeed, there is no chance.”
Everyone smiled.
Truthfully, as peers who had once possessed cultivation close to Chu Feng’s, they had entertained thoughts of working hard to catch up to him.
Yet now they had all accepted their fate. They knew that, no matter what, they could never catch up to Chu Feng.
“Catch up to my brother Chu Feng?”
“I have never even thought of such a thing. I am only curious now.”
Kong Tianhui said.
“Curious about what?”
Everyone asked in unison.
“I am very curious. With things developing like this, just how far will brother Chu Feng grow in the end?”
Kong Tianhui said.
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions shifted. To varying degrees, anticipation emerged in their eyes.
…
At this moment, Chu Feng had long since followed Gu Mingyuan into the palace.
This time, Gu Mingyuan had even used a method to seal the palace, precisely so that her conversation with Chu Feng would not be overheard by others.
And Chu Feng finally learned the truth of the matter.
It turned out that Chu Lingxi being targeted by Lu Wantong was not due to a chance encounter at all.
It was because of Gu Yang.
This Gu Yang was an ambitious man. He had always hoped that one day the Wanzhou Ancient Clan could ascend to the position of overlord in the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
When Gu Mingyuan was young, Gu Yang had actually treated her very well, mainly because he believed she had the potential to elevate the Wanzhou Ancient Clan to that overlord position.
Gu Mingyuan had initially shared this ambition, but after gradually being outpaced by Chu Feng’s father, that ambition faded bit by bit.
Moreover, after the Chu Heavenly Clan became the overlord of the Ancestral Martial Starfield, Gu Mingyuan could no longer possibly oppose them.
From then on, that ambition could be said to have been completely extinguished.
Although Gu Mingyuan, for Chu Lingxi’s sake, would never act against the Chu Heavenly Clan, this did not mean that others in the Wanzhou Ancient Clan would refrain from doing so because of it.
Take Gu Yang, for instance. His ambition had always remained.
Seeing that no clansman had the opportunity to defeat the Chu Heavenly Clan, Gu Yang began harbouring crooked ideas.
By a twist of fate, Gu Yang had befriended Lu Wantong. Upon learning that Lu Wantong was greedy for wealth and lustful, particularly fond of talented young beauties, he felt that Chu Lingxi perfectly matched Lu Wantong’s tastes.
Thus, he conceived a wicked plan.
He wanted to use Lu Wantong’s power to enable the Wanzhou Ancient Clan to dominate the Ancestral Martial Starfield. So he volunteered to mention Chu Lingxi to Lu Wantong.
Upon hearing that the Wanzhou Ancient Clan harboured such a little beauty, Lu Wantong’s lust was greatly aroused. He immediately came to see Chu Lingxi.
One look confirmed she was exactly to his liking, and thus the subsequent events unfolded.
Lu Wantong began pressuring Chu Lingxi to marry him.
Originally, upon learning that Gu Yang had done such a thing, Gu Mingyuan had been furious.
Though she was a member of the Wanzhou Ancient Clan and hoped it would grow stronger, Chu Lingxi was her daughter. Naturally, she could not possibly sell her daughter out for the sake of the clan.
However, Gu Mingyuan had not acted against Gu Yang for a reason.
Gu Yang was now aligned with Lu Wantong. Lu Wantong had stated that he would give Chu Lingxi time to consider, and that no one from the Wanzhou Ancient Clan was to harm Gu Yang. Otherwise, he would make the Wanzhou Ancient Clan vanish from this world.
Moreover, Lu Wantong did indeed possess such capability, which was why Gu Mingyuan had endured it.
“Senior, your reason for not acting against him is not solely because of this matter, is it?”
“Could it be that you also consider him your senior?”
Chu Feng asked this because he understood Gu Mingyuan. Her personality was not one that would truly fear so many consequences.
“Alas, you lad. Nothing can be hidden from you.”
“He did indeed act wrongly, but he was genuinely good to me in the past. In my heart, he holds the weight of a close family member.”
“I could discipline him, but to truly kill him, I find it somewhat difficult to bring myself to do so.”
Gu Mingyuan said with a bitter smile.
Seeing Gu Mingyuan like this, Chu Feng could somewhat understand.
Yet suddenly, Chu Feng’s gaze shifted. He had sensed something.
He quickly directed his gaze towards the southeast direction of the grand hall, where there was a room.
“Senior, open the door. Let me go help Lingxi.”
Chu Feng said to Gu Mingyuan.
“Chu Feng, can you see what Lingxi is doing?”
Gu Mingyuan looked at Chu Feng in surprise.
Of course Chu Feng could see through it. He knew what Chu Lingxi was doing now. That girl was cultivating, and at a very critical moment.
If she succeeded in breaking through, she could step into the Supreme realm.
But if she failed, she would suffer backlash.
“Senior, open it. Lingxi needs my help right now.”
“You would not wish for Lingxi to ruin her future in pursuit of cultivation, would you?”
Chu Feng said to Gu Mingyuan.
Hearing this, Gu Mingyuan also realised the gravity of the situation.
She hurriedly took out a key and helped Chu Feng open the room door.
After the door opened, what emerged was a treasure bearing a boundary gate.
Passing through the boundary gate led to a space sealed by frost.
The space was not large. In the central area stood a lotus flower flowing with golden radiance.
Chu Lingxi sat cross-legged upon that lotus, eyes tightly closed, deep in cultivation.
Because she was so focused on cultivating, Chu Lingxi remained completely unaware of Chu Feng’s approach.
Chu Feng knew that this treasure lotus emitting golden radiance was a special cultivation artefact. It could resonate with Chu Lingxi’s ancient clan bloodline.
Yet it had both benefits and drawbacks. Cultivating with it allowed only success, not failure.
After entering, Chu Feng discovered Chu Lingxi in cultivation.
Originally, everything was fine. Chu Feng felt she could manage on her own, so he had not disturbed her.
But just moments ago, Chu Lingxi’s brows had furrowed tightly, and her originally stable aura had begun to fluctuate.
With his rich cultivation experience, Chu Feng realised that Chu Lingxi had encountered trouble.
Thus, he decided to enter and assist her.
Chu Feng employed boundary techniques and began arranging a formation. At the same time, he took out numerous heavenly materials and earthly treasures, incorporating them into the formation.
Seeing this scene, Gu Mingyuan became even more unsettled.
Setting aside the heavenly materials and earthly treasures, each of immense value, just Chu Feng’s boundary techniques alone conveyed astonishing power.
She had only heard that Chu Feng’s cultivation had advanced greatly, defeating Wuming Doutian.
Yet she had not expected his boundary techniques to have improved to such an extent.
Such boundary techniques far surpassed even those of Master Liangqiu in the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
Under Chu Feng’s assistance, Chu Lingxi’s furrowed brows began to relax, and her aura started to stabilise.
Even the rate at which she absorbed the power of the golden lotus accelerated.
Soon, Chu Lingxi’s aura underwent a tremendous change.
Sensing the shift in Chu Lingxi’s aura, Gu Mingyuan excitedly covered her mouth, her eyes even turning red with emotion.
For Chu Lingxi’s aura had advanced from the pinnacle of Venerable to the Supreme realm.
Though it was only First Rank Supreme, which counted for little compared to the top geniuses in the entire Holy Light Galaxy.
Placed in the Ancestral Martial Starfield, however, it was extraordinarily powerful.
For Gu Mingyuan, who had always held high hopes for Chu Lingxi, this was an extraordinary moment.
Her daughter, at such a young age, had caught up to her own cultivation.
She knew that her daughter surpassing her had become inevitable.
Looking at such a daughter, she felt even more anticipation for the future.
